Josh Phegley

Athletics' Josh Phegley on bench versus White Sox in Game 1

Oakland Athletics catcher Josh Phegley is not starting versus the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader.

What It Means:

Phegley hit his 1st home run of the season in Wednesday's start against the San Diego Padres but the 30-year-old backstop will return to the bench for the front end of Friday's slate. Jonathan Lucroy will start at catcher for the Athletics.

Phegley is averaging 9.5 FanDuel points in six games this season. numberFire's models project him to bat .229 in a limited role over the rest of the year.